Hi Mikkel This is a good work around. I think you might be right---I may not have been thinking clearly about jquery.
Thanks, Evan On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 3:54 PM, Mikkel Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > So, this is a server-side javascript environment. jQuery is more suited to > a client-side environment (in a browser, not on a server). I think you're > trying to use jQuery to make a request to a /metadata endpoint on a server > to get some JSON. I'd suggest you use the 'request' package instead. > > First, install the package: > > npm install request --save > > > Then, you can use it in your misc.js file: > > const request = require('request'); > > > Finally, you can replace your $.ajax call with request like this: > > request(Misc.server+'/metadata', function(err, response, body){ > if(err) { > console.log(err); > return; > } > console.log(body); > } > > HTH, > Mikkel > https://www.oblivious.io/ <https://www.oblivious.io/?r=googlenodejs> > > On Sunday, April 29, 2018 at 2:16:34 PM UTC-7, EB wrote: >> >> I'm confused how to export jQuery correctly in order to test several >> functions with mocha and the assertion library chai. Hopefully this is a >> beginner's error... >> >> Here is the code I am testing, with the branch `add_tests`: >> >> https://github.com/mskilab/gGnome.js/tree/add_tests >> >> I'm having trouble with the functions in >> https://github.com/mskilab/gGnome.js/blob/master/js/misc.js >> >> with the tests here: >> https://github.com/mskilab/gGnome.js/blob/add_tests/test/miscTest.js >> >> >> So, in order to export jQuery, I include the following line: >> >> https://github.com/mskilab/gGnome.js/blob/add_tests/js/misc.js#L2 >> >> const $ = require('jquery'); >> >> However, I'm still getting errors when I try to use the functions in >> `miscTest.js`, whereby I'm running `mocha` or `npm test`, I get a TypeError: >> >> TypeError: $.ajax is not a function >> >> This is from trying to run >> >> console.log(Misc.metadata); >> >> within `misc.js` >> >> How do I correctly export jQuery so it's recognized? >> >> -- > Job board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > New group rules: https://gist.github.com/othiym23/9886289#file- > moderation-policy-md > Old group rules: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List- > Posting-Guidelines > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "nodejs" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/nodejs/76053819-61e2-4878-9f7b-2c44af693e31%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nodejs/76053819-61e2-4878-9f7b-2c44af693e31%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Job board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ New group rules: https://gist.github.com/othiym23/9886289#file-moderation-policy-md Old group rules: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nodejs/CABFhwYNFwiOEOvm1-WpYNSrQ2JfmxYmNQZGF2G%3DhDvUSJTqSAQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
